Mocha Swirl began: "The customer is clearly having a hard time deciding. But, with me, he doesn't have to decide. I can bridge the gap because I contain multitudes. I have chocolate. I have vanilla. I have coffee. I have nuts. The one thing we know is that the customer wants something different. And, it's face it, I'm something different."

"Come on. You know what I'm saying. I'm 100% chocolate free! So you can pick me and not have to worry about that whole...chocolate issue."

"Wait, what are you saying? What chocolate issue?"

"Hey, I'm not 'saying anything'! I'm just telling you that I...don't have...chocolate."

"But we know you don't have chocolate. Why bring it up?"

"I just want to make sure you. You know. Get it. In case the customer...has some sort of...chocolate allergy."

"Oh, I don't." Thales put in.

"Quiet, you." quoth Pistacio. "Hrm. Sherbet, you have a point there. If the customer is allergic to chocolate, then Mocha Swirl could be a problem. All in favor of Orange Sherbet say 'Aye'!"

The "Aye's" rose up from the case. "Okay, then," Pistacio said, "Orange Sherbet for the customer."

"Now wait just a minute." Another voice from the case. "There are quite a few of us flavors who contain chocolate. We got Chocolate Chip. MINT Chocolate Chip. Plain old Chocolate. And me, Rocky Road. And et cetera, of course. Now Mister Customer: do you mean to tell us that you have a problem with ALL of us chocolate flavors?"

"No, no! There's been a mistake! I don't have a problem with chocolate at all."

"Of course you don't." said Orange Sherbet. "But do you really feel like you're READY for chocolate right now?"